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Verse (7:136), Word 9 - Quranic Grammar

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The ninth word of verse (7:136) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A conjunction, verb and subject pronoun. The prefixed conjunction wa is usually translated as "and". The perfect verb (فعل ماض) is third person masculine plural. The verb's triliteral root is kāf wāw nūn (ك و ن). The verb (كان) belongs to a special group of words known as kāna and her sisters (كان واخواتها). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (7) sūrat l-aʿrāf (The Heights)


(7:136:9)
wakānū
and they were
CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and)
V – 3rd person masculine plural perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
الواو عاطفة
فعل ماض والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع اسم «كان»

Verse (7:136)

The analysis above refers to the 136th verse of chapter 7 (sūrat l-aʿrāf):

Sahih International: So We took retribution from them, and We drowned them in the sea because they denied Our signs and were heedless of them.

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